The drive-by shooting of an elephant with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus in Mississippi has led to a $33,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction, authorities said on Thursday.
Carol, a 39-year-old Asian elephant, was hit in the shoulder in Tupelo on Tuesday by a shot fired from a passing vehicle. The elephant was in an enclosure outside an arena when it was shot.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a statement the shot left a dime-sized entry hole but the animal is "active, mobile and comfortable and is being treated with medication."
The shooting has been deemed a federal offense because the Asian elephant is an endangered species.
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Jerks!
ReplyDeletePut them in a cage & take aim!!
Emdangered animal in a side show? This whole thing is wrong on so many levels.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDeleteEmdangered animal in a side show? This whole thing is wrong on so many levels.
April 13, 2013 at 7:32 PM
Would you rather it be out in the wild? I can see your point however. I don't agree with locking animals up in cages. It is more or less like prison for them. The same scenery every day, ( I'm talking about zoos now ), being stared at and taunted by the visitors who come to gawk at them. It's nice to be able to see them and study them, but I wish there was a better way. Like rotating them in and out of the wild. Have same species but different individual animals.